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Upon request by a patient, doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry shall inform the patient about the following: 1. Procedures to access information on the doctor compiled by the Board of Medicine pursuant to § 54.1-2910.1 ; 2. If the patient is not covered by a health insurance plan that the doctor accepts or a managed care health insurance plan in which the doctor participates, the patient may be subject to the doctor's full charge which may be greater than the health plan's allowable charge; and 3. For purposes of § 54.1-2910.1 , licensees of the Board of Medicine or their designee shall provide a description of the elective procedure or test, or the applicable standard procedural terminology or medical codes used by the American Medical Association, sufficient to allow a patient to compare care options if the patient is being referred for an elective procedure or test. 2005, c. 54.1-2910.1 ; 2019, cc. 54.1-2910.1 , 54.1-2910.1 .
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